Evacuation of the Mentawai Fast ship in Padang

Police personnel assisted passengers in disembarking from the Mentawai Fast 01 ship, which had run aground and suffered engine failure upon arrival at the pier in Muara Padang, West Sumatra, on Friday (14/8/2026). At least 250 passengers of the high-speed vessel from Tua Pejat, Mentawai Islands Regency, were rescued after being trapped for three hours during a storm and sea waves hitting Padang Beach by towing the ship using another vessel. ANTARA FOTO/Fitra Yogi/YU

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